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April 10, 1928.

J. M. YOUNG CONTAINER Filed May 22, 1922 Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT oF ICE.

JOHN m. YOUNG, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AssIGNoR ro AMERICAN can OOMPANY,

- on NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION on NEW JERSEY.

CONTAINER.

Application filed May 22, 1922. Serial No. 562,898.

This invention relates in general to tearing strip cans and has more particular reference to cans of the character of that of my co-pending application Serial No. 525,t 500,

5 filed December 27, 1921. In that a plication two score lines are formed on t e outside of the can body to define the strip and within this can is provided .a band tightly engaging the material of the body and ex- 119 tending from beneath the lower score line to well above the upper. This strip is in liquid-tight fit with the container. When the tearing strip is removed the cover and upper part of the body form a flanged slip cover 15 adapted to embrace the top of the internal band or strip.

It is a principal object of my resent 1nvention to provide a can of this c aracterin which the tearing strip may be more readily m removed and to this end l have provided the score lines upon the inner surface of the can.

either by the hand or by winding it about a a key and severance more readily accomplished where the lines of scoring are arranged on the inside so that the fracture is continually started as the strip is unwound from the can and wound upon the key.

A. further and important object of the in m vention is the provision of a can of this charactor; in which may be packed acid food and other products, arrangement belng made to prevent the acid or other content from attacking the material of the can at the scoring.

35 ltwill be understood in this connection that I the scoring of the can particularly upon the inside, does or may expose the black metal (iron) directly to the attack of the acid. My invention contemplates in this regard the provision of an internal band in such arrangement as to seal the scoring lines and adjacent areas from contact with the content of the container.

I Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description,

which, taken in connection with the accom-.

. panying drawings, discloses a preferred emhodiroent thereof. 59 Referring to the drawings,

Fig. l is a perspective view ot a can embodying my present invention;

in removing the strip it is pulled outwardly Fig. 2 is an enlarged section showing the same before the tearing strip has been removed;

Fig. 8 is a similar View with the slip cover raised after the tearing strip has been removed; and

Flg. 4 is a partial perspective showing a preferred manner of connecting the ends of the internal band or strip.

On the drawings, reference character 11 indicates a can body to which is seamed Or otherwise secured a top 'or cover 12 in any usual or preferred fashion, the seam in the present instance being the ordinary double seam employed in process cans. Score lines 13 are provided circumferentially of the can and define between them a tearing strip 14C which preferably terminates at a tongue 15 extending beyond a side seam 16. Diagonal score lines 17 may be provided, if desired, to direct the lines of tear back to v the core lines 14: should there be a tendency to tear inwardly from them. An internal continuous band 18 of sheet tin, having its ends connected, is tightly fitted in place and covers, the score lines 13 and extends beneath the lower score line a sufiicient distance to provide a permanent engagement and acts to confine the liquid con tent against spillin after the tearing strip 14 has been removei The ends of the band are or may be joined by a lock seam, as at 20 in Fig. 4.. In such a seam the ends are hooked and interfolded and the entire seam is located inwardly of the outer plane of the band. A mere line is disposed across the outer face of the band and this may be closed with solder if desired, although in the ordi= nary instance this is not thought necessary.

The removal Ot-the tearing strip leaves aflange 19 (Fig. 3) extending down from the top 12 so that thetop and flange constitute a slip cover adaptedv to be positioned and removed .as occasion may render desirable after thecan has been once opened.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangernent of the parts without departing from. the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the seam and presenting a smooth substantially 10 form hereinbefore described being merely a continuous outer face in contact with the preferred embodiment thereof. body, said band being arranged circumfer- I claim: entially within'the can and in tight metal-to- 5 A can comprising a body having a top metal fit with its inner wall and adapted to closure, and provided with internal scoring protect said scoring from contact with the 15 therebeneath adapted to permit severance of liquid content of said container.

a tearing strip from the can toopen it, and

a band having its ends connected in a lock JOHN M. YOUNG. 

